The listed coordinates are NOT correct but will bring you to the parking area. To discover the coordinates for the physical cache you will have to visit six spots in the gardens. Finding them in order is recommended. One of the stops has gone missing so I’ve provided you the correct digit for A.
Stop 1: N 35° 36.738 W 82° 33.967
Stop 2: N 35° 36.793 W 82° 34.095 [Probably not there. So A = 7.]
Stop 3: N 35° 36.854 W 82° 34.081
Stop 4: N 35° 36.806 W 82° 34.060
Stop 5: N 35° 36.802 W 82° 33.940
Stop 6: N 35° 36.776 W 82° 33.929
The cache -- which is NOT located on Botanical Garden property but a short distance away -- will be found at:
N 35° 36 . ABC
W 82° 33 . DEF
A = the sum of the last two digits of the gifted friend's year of birth PLUS the sum of the last two digits of the gifted friend's year of death [Stop 2]
B = the number of L's in Mr. Krause's nickname [Stop 6]
C = the number of Latin wildflower names [Stop 1]
D = the sum of the last two digits of HHH's year of death MINUS the sum of the last two digits of HHH's year of birth [Stop 3]
E = the numerical position of the middle initial of the name on the sundial [Stop 5] [A = 1, B = 2, etc]
F = the number of words in the second last line of the "Earthworks of Battle of Asheville" plaque [Stop 4]
CHECKSUM: A + B + C + D + E + F = XY; X + Y = 10
You are looking for a small round container with a blue lid. Please be careful when crossing the road! And do NOT place the cache too far back or it will drop to the center of the Earth! Enjoy!
FTF HONORS GO TO gotro&hc!!!
